Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-10-22

IN PURSUANCE OF A DECREE OF The
/ Circuit Court of Ohio county. W. Va, entered
on the Sd day OF June, 1887. in the case OF Ogle-
bay and Others, against Brown and Others, the
undersigned special commissioners will, on
MONDAY, OCTOBER 81, 1857,
beginning at O'Clock o m, sell at public auc-
ton, at the front door Ofthe Court House Of Ohio
county, West Virginia, the tract Of land belong
ing to the Northwest Virginia Agricultural so
ciety, known as the "OLD FAIR GROUND
PROPERTY" situated on Wheeling Island, north
OF Zane street, and west Of North Huron street,
and containing. when measured IN the top OF the
liver bank twenty-five and twelve-hundredtbs
acres. The tract extends, and Will be sold, fully
to the river.
Under authority Of said decree the said com
missiOners have caused the property TO be dtyid.
ed into arCels. AM have laid of streets and
alleys through the same. A plat, showing the
arrangement OF blocks, lots, streets and alleys,
has been prepared, and may be seen at the Once
Of George Hook, Clerk Of the County Court Of
Ohio county. Printed copies Of said plat may,
on and amer October LIST, be had OF the under
signed
The property will frt be offered as a whole,
afterwards in blocks, and then in lots, as shown
on the plat and will be sold in whichever way
may appear the most advantageous When Of
fered in blocks, the blocks numbered five and
six may be offered together as one parcel. When
offered in lots, two contiguous lots may be offered
together If bidders 70 desire, ntRe whole Tract
be sold 10 one purchaser the streets, alleys and
lots may be disregarded He, in such case, be-
comes the purchaser Of the streets and alleys
within the boundaries OF the treGt,
If any block be Sold separately IN one pur-
chaser ne, Of course, II ay disregard the lot lines
within the block, but alleys must be opened. II
the blocks numbered five and six be sold to-
get er 10 one purchaser, the street running be
tg cen said blocks, AMI the alley Iunping through
block FIVE, may be disregArded, at the election OF
such purchaser, 70 be made and declared ct the
time the purchase II lie 50 elect " disregard
land clOse) said street and alley, then the south
end of seid street where II passes through block
ssven, fTsnting on Zane street, and extending
north TO the alley parallel with Zane street, Will
be sold az e lot or lots.
There are on said Fair Ground tract more than
two hundred and Thirty trees Of which about
eighty are Lombardy Poplar, OF the rem tnder
the greater part are Haple All Of said trees are
we'll grown probably more than half OF them
having trunks foot or more in diA-..oter.
Terms OF 2ALE-EaSl PURCHASER 10 pay IN
hand one third. at Ieest OF his purchase money,
and as much more thereof a. he may choose, and
the residue, if any, in two equal instruments
bearing interest from the day Of sale, and pay.
sbie resspactiyely, in one and two years thereaf
Ter. tbe deferred payments to be secured By
notes with good personal security. But II any
m, chaser pay in hand Gne-half, or more, OF his
pnrchase money his notes forthe deferred ins al
inents ofthe same shall be taken Without persoaa
security IN every case, hewe7er, the tue mus
be retained ss sscufiiy until payment In fllL
GEORGE 3. CALDWELL,
WV. ERSKINE,
Special Commissioners.
certify that bond has been given By said
Special Commissioners, as required b sid de
cfree JOHN ". MITCHELL,
sep2gb Clerk Of said Court